As one who only occasionally drives to work at Tribune Tower, I steer south into the city on the Kennedy Expressway and exit the highway via the wide loop to Ohio Street. The view through the windshield has changed dramatically in recent years. What once was a scruffy, semi-industrial or warehouse district with the now-shuttered Como Inn restaurant as a cultural oasis has become a trendy residential zone. Today, one of the first buildings that glides into the sight lines...

Tony Wallenberg, 39, of 17920 Sayre Ave., Tinley Park, was charged Saturday with fleeing and eluding police after a chase twice around the Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 45 cloverleaf interchange. Police said Wallenberg was headed southbound on U.S. 45 in a black 1995 Thunderbird and was timed at 90 miles an hour in a 55 m.p.h. zone. Police said they pursued him as he made the cloverleaf circuit twice, finally heading south on U.S. 45 where he was apprehended....

The tropical storm called Bill is spewing rain, unleashing strong winds and randomly wreaking havoc, so there will be no game this Monday night. That's why a corner of the bar at the Ruby Tuesday on Pensacola Boulevard is hosting members of the Southeastern Cloverleafs, enjoying a rare evening off. Back in early May they were the Selma Cloverleafs and were scheduled to...

The exit ramp from the northbound Tri-State Tollway to the eastbound Eisenhower Expressway near Oak Brook will be closed for four weeks starting Wednesday as part of the Tri-State widening project. The recommended detour by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is for northbound motorists to exit on westbound Roosevelt Road to the York Road cloverleaf. Motorists can exit at York as if going south, and immediately get back on Roosevelt Road going east and follow Roosevelt to the ramp to the...

A preliminary proposal presented to the Lake Forest Plan Commission envisions a mix of commercial, residential and recreational development for the large tracts of undeveloped land in the Illinois Highway 60 corridor. The area from the south side of the highway to just north of the Lake Forest oasis between the Tri-State Tollway and the Metra commuter rail tracks has been targeted for a development plan of its own, city officials said. The area is home to stalwart institutions...

The village wants to go back to the original plan for a simple half-diamond interchange at Beverly Road and the Northwest Tollway in hopes of cutting costs of the project. The Planning, Building and Zoning Committee has recommended that the village ask the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to consider building only a westbound-off, eastbound-on interchange with two ramps at Beverly Road rather than a more elaborate partial cloverleaf with three ramps. The change could...

A preliminary proposal presented to the Lake Forest Plan Commission envisions a mix of commercial, residential and recreational development for the large tracts of undeveloped land in the Illinois Highway 60 corridor. The area from the south side of the highway to just north of the Lake Forest oasis between the Tri-State Tollway and the Metra commuter rail tracks has been targeted for a development plan of its own, city officials said. The area is home to stalwart...

The threat of a utility tax, economic development and efficiency in local government are the big issues being raised by three candidates trying to unseat Markham Mayor Evans R. Miller. Miller, running for his second term, is facing opposition from Howard Walton, who was his campaign manager four years ago, and from write-in candidates Ald. Glenn M. Huggins Sr. and James Carson. Miller said he expects to "win handily" on April 4. And though he conceded the south...

Ask Jon why: Q--I've noticed dirt by the truckload being dumped and mounded into huge hills within the confines of expressway cloverleafs in the Chicago area. It's particularly noticeable at the intersection of Illinois Highway 83 and Lake Street and at Route 83 and the I-290 Extension. It doesn't appear to be a continuation of the Silver Shovel scandal, but what gives? C. V.D.E, Lombard A--Heaps of "clean fill" are being trucked to the cloverleafs. It's the...

A preliminary proposal presented to the Lake Forest Plan Commission envisions a mix of commercial, residential and recreational development for the large tracts of undeveloped land in the Illinois Highway 60 corridor. The area from the south side of the highway to just north of the Lake Forest oasis between the Tri-State Tollway and the Metra commuter rail tracks has been targeted for a development plan of its own, city officials said. The area is home to stalwart institutions...

Tony Wallenberg, 39, of 17920 Sayre Ave., Tinley Park, was charged Saturday with fleeing and eluding police after a chase twice around the Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 45 cloverleaf interchange. Police said Wallenberg was headed southbound on U.S. 45 in a black 1995 Thunderbird and was timed at 90 miles an hour in a 55 m.p.h. zone. Police said they pursued him as he made the cloverleaf circuit twice, finally heading south on U.S. 45 where he was apprehended....

A preliminary proposal presented to the Lake Forest Plan Commission envisions a mix of commercial, residential and recreational development for the large tracts of undeveloped land in the Illinois Highway 60 corridor. The area from the south side of the highway to just north of the Lake Forest oasis between the Tri-State Tollway and the Metra commuter rail tracks has been targeted for a development plan of its own, city officials said. The area is home to stalwart...

By Sandy Longton, Chair, Neighbors to save the Ramps and Bridge | November 21, 1987

To our surprise, the Illinois Department of Transportation has revealed plans for a $250 million project to take away ramps along the Kennedy Expressway at Hamlin, Kostner and Wilson Avenues and to remove the Wilson Avenue bridge. We`ve also heard that plans are being made at Foster and Cicero Avenues to include a cloverleaf and lights. Does the government have $250 million to spare? Could it be used for public transportation, instead of devastation to our communities? At a recent public forum,...

The village wants to go back to the original plan for a simple half-diamond interchange at Beverly Road and the Northwest Tollway in hopes of cutting costs of the project. The Planning, Building and Zoning Committee has recommended that the village ask the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to consider building only a westbound-off, eastbound-on interchange with two ramps at Beverly Road rather than a more elaborate partial cloverleaf with three ramps. The change could...

A plan by the Illinois Department of Transportation to turn Naperville Road into a strategic major arterial linking Joliet and Wheaton has hit a bottleneck in Naperville. Mayor Sam Macrane told the 300 people who attended a special city-sponsored hearing Monday night that he is, and always has been, opposed to the plan. He said the city's priorities are different. He said the city wants to see improvements to Illinois Highways 59 and 53 and an expansion of the East-West Tollway.

A plan by the Illinois Department of Transportation to turn Naperville Road into a strategic major arterial linking Joliet and Wheaton has hit a bottleneck in Naperville. Mayor Sam Macrane told the 300 people who attended a special city-sponsored hearing Monday night that he is, and always has been, opposed to the plan. He said the city's priorities are different. He said the city wants to see improvements to Illinois Highways 59 and 53 and an expansion of the East-West Tollway.